AMBULATION is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. AMBULATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMBULATION?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMBULATION is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMBULATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ambulationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMBULATION scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in AMBULATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMBULATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AMBULATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
formalmedical
The act of walking or moving about from place to place.
Ambulation is the clinical word nurses and therapists use for walking. A patient's early ambulation after surgery is considered a good sign of recovery.
How AMBULATION is used
Ambulation is used in medicine, rehabilitation and formal writing.
- Early ambulation helps patients recover faster.
- The nurse recorded his ambulation in the chart.
- Her ambulation improved with physical therapy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMBULATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMBULATION
1 longer words begin with AMBULATION.
Shorter words from the letters in AMBULATION
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Common questions about AMBULATION
- Is AMBULATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMBULATION, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMBULATION worth?
- AMBULATION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMBULATION mean?
- The act of walking or moving about from place to place.
- What letters can be added to AMBULATION?
- AMBULATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of AMBULATION:
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